BY ABAYOMI JOHNSON Jordan Spieth will draw on the memory of back-to-back wins at the end of last season when he begins his quest to become the first player in 63 years to capture the first three majors of the campaign. The American said it would be a simpler task to cope with jet-lag at

BY ABAYOMI JOHNSON Nigeria girls have finished the first round of the 2015 FIBA Africa U16 Women’s Championship as leaders of Group A after beating Morocco 42-26. The Nigerians capitalised on Morocco’s turnovers, scoring 19 points off of them and 22 points inside their paint. Rita James had 11 points in the winning cause, while

BY INNOCENT AMOMOH British number one, Andy Murray has expressed his readiness for this Friday’s Davis Cup clash, a week after failing to go all the way at Wimbledon. The Scot has expressed his thoughts with a statement alongside pictures of his tennis shoes and racket on Instagram. andymurrayGetting ready for the gb vs France

BY GODWIN AIKIGBE Disgraced former cycling champion, Lance Amstrong, suspects Christopher Froome and Richie Forte’s virtuoso performances in Tuesday’s Tour de France could be drugs-aided. Amstrong, who issued a series of statements on Twitter after the race on Tuesday, however, added he doesn’t have any proof in that regard. He tweeted: “Finally, this @letour is

BY INNOCENT AMOMOH Six-time Olympian, Segun Toriola and 2014 ITTF Star Player, Aruna Quadri will spearhead Nigeria’s quest for hounours at the 2015 ITTF Africa Senior Cup holding in Yaounde, Cameroon. The tournament serves as a qualifier for the ITTF Men and Women World Cups holding later in the year. The three-day championship serves off

BY GODWIN AIKIGBE Andrea Bargnani has reneged on his agreement with Sacramento Kings to pitch tent with Brooklyn Nets, LagazzettaDelloSport reports. The Italian signed a two-year deal for the minimum wage, with a “player option” in the second season, thus passing off the chance of playing with Marco Belinelli like the old days at Toronto

BY ABAYOMI JOHNSON The English sporting press is awash with news of Lewis Halmiton being banned from the Royal Box at Wimledon for not wearing a tie during Sunday’s final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. The Formula One champion was said to have arrived late at the All England Club and without having dressed

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT Becky Hammon made history on Saturday by becoming the first female head coach in the history of the NBA Summer League when she led the Spurs in their game against the Knicks in Las Vegas. Hammon became the first full-time female assistant coach in the history of all four major American sports

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer for the second successive year in the Wimbledon final to capture his third title at the All England Club with a 7-6(1) 6-7(10) 6-4 6-3 win on Sunday. The Serbian world number one became the first man since 2007 to retain the Wimbledon men’s title and in the process took

BY GODWIN AIKIGBE Olympic champions Usain Bolt is fit again and looking forward to a memorable return to London’s Olympic Stadium to run the 100 metres at a Diamond League meet later this month. The announcement yesterday came after a left leg injury led to the Jamaican sprinter withdrawing from races in Paris last month